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Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Europe

'Comrade Keir' or just (finally) rational UK energy policy?

Lifting sanctions on Russian energy products at a time when there is a Iran war-induced crisis is drawing the usual firestorm regarding loyalty to Ukraine

Peter Magyar Hungary
Europe

What Viktor Orban's crushing defeat in Hungary really means

Ascendent leader Peter Magyar is no liberal, and is certainly not pro-Ukraine but tapped into the bread and butter issues pressing on the people

UK Royal Navy
Europe

Russia's 'shadow fleet' makes mockery of UK naval power

Even if Britain sent troops to board escorted tankers, they might be fired upon with no effective military means to push back Moscow's navy

Viktor Orban Hungary
Europe

Could Hungary's fight over oil change course of Ukraine War?

If Budapest doesn't play ball, the EU can't impose new sanctions on Russia, nor loan Kyiv 90 billion euros to keep fighting

Marco Rubio Munich Security Conference
Europe

Rubio's spoonful of sugar helps hard medicine go down in Munich

The Secretary of State's message on civilizational renewal and self-reliance wasn't too different than Vance's the year before, but it landed much softer.

Viktor Orban Peter Magyar
Europe

Could this be the election that brings Hungary's Orban down?

The 16-year incumbent faces a center right challenger who supports Ukraine and is more interested in restoring ties with the EU